CARRUTHERS v. CHRISTOPHER & CO.

No. 46124.

57 Ill.2d 376 (1974)

313 N.E.2d 457

RAY CARRUTHERS, Appellee, v. B.C. CHRISTOPHER & COMPANY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied June 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Jacobsen, Terry Black, and Craig & Craig, all of Mt. Vernon, for appellants.

Hanagan, Dousman & Giamanco, of Mt. Vernon, for appellee.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff brought suit in the circuit court of Fayette County under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 48, pars. 60-69) against the defendants, B.C. Christopher & Company and John Shanks. Christopher & Company leased the premises in question and operated a grain elevator thereon; Shanks was the manager of its business. The trial...

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